Embroidery-needle



G. V. PADE-AND C. T. NEITZEL.

EMBROIDERY NEEDLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1919.

1,3? 1,976, Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

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GEORGE V. FADE AND CONRAD '1. NEITZEL, 0F DALLAS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOBS TO AMERI-I CAN ART NEEDLE COMPANY, \QF DALLAS, TEXAS, A. CGRPORATION OF DELAWARE.

EMBROIDERY-NEEDLE.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 4, 1919. Serial No. 315,055.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE V. PADE and CONRAD T. NEITZEL, citizens of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Embroidery-Needles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in embroidery needles, and pertains more particularly to an improvement upon Letters Patent No. 1309601 issued July 8, 1919.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved and simplified form of guide and to further form the needle proper so that the latter will be devoid of projections or the like and will possess a handle that is of substantially continuous cylindrical fornf'so as to afford a comfortable grip for the hand of the user and to also facilitate use of the needle. r

In the drawings Figure 1, is a side elevation of tion:

Fig. 2, is a top plan view: Fig. 3, is a bottom plan view: Fig. 4, is a detail perspective view of the gage detached from the needlei 'Fig. 5, is an enlarged section on line 55 of Fig. 3and Fig. 6, is a fragmentary view of the needle the invenshowing the manner of operation.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention the needle is formed with a hollow bodybent or shaped to form a substantially cylindrical handle 1, with an attenuated shank 2, terminating in a point 3. The side edges of the body arespaced apart to provide ,a thread-'receivingslit 4, which extends from end to end of the needle, while the side edges 5 defining the slit of the handle are given a converging formation as depicted in Fig. 5, to form a guide for the thread in placing the latter interiorly of the hollow needle.

The edges 5, it be seen are disposed interiorly of the periphery of the handle, so that the handle periphery isleft smoothand possessed of a substantially continuous anduninterrupted cylindrical contour devoid of outward projections or the like.-

The invention further profia'ses animproved and simplified gage and means for adjustably mounting same, on the needlebody and accordingly a somewhat strip-like section 6 of spring metal is employed provided intermediate its ends with a pair of outwardly curved and opposed spring gripping fingers 7 which latter yieldingly embrace the handlel, at diametrically opposite points thereon. The forward end of the gage bodyis formed with an out-turned bifurca-ted or forked part 8 which straddles the needle point 3, while the opposite end is also turned outwardly and in. the same general direction as part 8, to form a pawl 9, which selectively is received in any desired one of a series of transverse notches or openings 10 formed in the handle 1.

The notches are formed in the periphery of the handle 1, at points in the bottom thereof diametrically opposite the slot 4, and since the pawl 9 is formed of-an extension of an end of the metal strip constituting the gage, it 'willbe apparent that the gage can be economically produced.

The true cylindrical form of the handle is also preserved and ,by projecting the thread guide form'ed'by the edges 5'within the hollow handle, the latter is left with a practically smooth exterior devoid of projections and the like.

The operation is. similar to the patent in question namely the thread is first passed through the eye and then laid-over the slit 41,as depicted in full lines in Fig. 1, following which the thread is placed under tension to force same through the slot and past the edges 5, to lie within the needle interior as suggested in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The pointiis-pushed through the cloth as shown in Fig. 6, to a predetermined degree controlled by the adjustment of 'the gage, the foot or end 8 of which latter by enagging the cloth arresting the extent of penetration as is now. obvious.

It is particularly to be noted that the sim-- plification of the presentinvention as comhaving similar out-turned ends and requires merely a pair of slight spring fingers to operatively relate the gage'to the needle body.

What is claimed is 1. An embroidery needle composed of a hollow body, a shank and a point, the shank and body having a longitudinal slot,- said slot in the body of the needle being formed with inwardly turned side walls to forma thread lgeceiving passage, in connection'with the slot in the shank, and adapted to leave the handle periphery smooth.

2. An embroidery needle composed of a hollow body,'a shank and a point, the shank and body having a longitudinal slot, said 10 slot in the body of the needle being formed.

with'inwardly turned side walls and in connection wlth the slot in the shank forming a thread receiving passage with the side wallsin the body lying in converged relation -GEORGE v. PAD'E. CONRAD T. NEITZEL. 

